(Nairobi) – Widespread sexual violence marred Kenya’s 2017 elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Kenyan government should urgently take steps to protect women and girls, ...

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is disputing early results in the country’s presidential election that put his long-standing rival, incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta, ahead. The Kenyan election ...

Kenya heads to the polls on August 8 with incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta battling to secure a second five-year term. But while many expect Kenyatta to prevail once again, his opponent and longtime ...

A ban on plastic bags came into force in Kenya on Monday in a bid to slow pollution, with offenders liable to jail time or hefty fines. The ban on the use, manufacture and importation of plastic ...

Kenya's 2017 election followed a predictable script. Until it didn't. Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta faced longtime rival Raila Odinga. Kenyatta won the August election by 10 percentage points, or 1.4 ...

Allegations of computer hacking in Kenya's August 8 election have reignited a debate around the use of digital technology in national votes, with experts wondering whether sticking to paper may be ...

Seven years ago then Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan announced his presidential candidacy on Facebook. At the time the move was unprecedented and marked a significant departure from political ...

People queued to cast their votes in Kenya’s election. The final results have yet to be released. Siegfried Modola/Reuters Kenya’s 2017 polls will be remembered as the election of minor gains and ...

Economic downturn reflects deceleration across East Africa’s economies, driven by the 2016/17 drought and a slowdown in credit growth Kenya's economic growth could rebound with more credit for the ...

On August 8, 2017, Kenya held presidential elections in which the incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta was re-elected amid allegations of electoral fraud. The vote, which has since been annulled by Kenya’s ...

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Kenya needs to brace itself for worsening drought in 2017, the United Nations said on Tuesday, using a new early warning system that predicts the availability of ...